The architects, developers and marketeers behind the landmark Chelsea Barracks project discuss the design and inspiration behind ‘the most ambitious townhouses to be built in London for over 150 years’.

“Despite a darkening economic outlook, wealth creation will remain a constant in 2019,” predicts Knight Frank in its new Wealth Report. “The global UHNWI population is forecast to rise by 22% over the next five years, meaning an extra 43,000 people will be worth more than US$30m by 2023, this is a remarkable performance in the expansion of wealth across the world.”

Leafy St John’s Wood thoroughfare has overtaken The Bishop’s Avenue & Winnnington Road in terms of UHNW buyer appeal, asserts local agency Aston Chase, and is now up there with the likes of Kensington Palace Gardens, The Boltons, Cornwall Terrace and Holland Park…

As “gatekeepers”, estate agents play a crucial role in the UK Government’s ongoing efforts to stamp out money laundering and terrorism financing. Non-compliance carries the very real threat of prison time and unlimited fines, so here’s a handy guide to everything from beneficial owners to the rules around tipping-off…

INTERVIEW: Studio Ashby founder Sophie Ashby talks us through her rise to the top of London’s interior design scene – from her very first commission to delivering acclaimed projects at high-profile developments including Battersea Power Station, Holland Park Villas and Greenwich Peninsula – revealing her biggest sources of design inspiration, and the advantages of being the ‘wild card’ option…